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Flower Bearers

Charles Jenkins

Concord Church • Oct 22, 2024 • 28 min

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Summary

In this uplifting sermon, Dr. Charles Jenkins encourages believers to become flower bearers—people who visibly and tangibly express love, honor, and gratitude to those around them. Drawing from Romans 13:7, he contrasts passive respect with true biblical honor, which requires actively bestowing value through meaningful actions and gifts. Instead of waiting for funerals or special occasions to speak well of loved ones and leaders, believers are urged to engage their head, heart, and hand to refresh and pour back into those who pour out for others.

Themes

HonorGratitudeLeadership AppreciationGenerosityBiblical Stewardship

Pastor's Points

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1. My Head: Cultivating a mindset of honor and recognizing the true scope of leadership.

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2. My Heart: Aligning our motives and feelings to express sincere appreciation.

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3. My Hand: Demonstrating honor through tangible gifts, actions, and personal sacrifice.

Key Points

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Scriptural reverence reflects an attitude of respect, whereas true honor requires actively assigning tangible value to someone through meaningful actions and gifts.
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Culture often waits until funerals to speak glowing tributes and bring flowers, but believers are called to celebrate and encourage loved ones while they are alive.
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Honor involves the head, heart, and hand: thinking with appreciation, feeling with genuine love, and acting with tangible gifts.
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Pastoral leadership encompasses immense spiritual, administrative, executive, facility, and relational management that deserves deep respect and tangible honor.
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When your heart is aligned with God's word, investing your treasure to show honor to others becomes a natural expression of faith rather than an unusual duty.
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Jesus taught that offering even a glass of water to those who pour themselves out for others secures a reward, as God promises to bless those who refresh givers.
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Just as a restaurant patron should remember to tip the chef who prepared the meal, believers must remember to honor and bless those who labor to feed them spiritual food.

Sermon Moments

“Reverence is an attitude of respect, but honor assigns concrete value through tangible giving.”

“People are quick to put flowers on a grave, but believers ought to hand flowers to people while they are alive to see and feel them.”

“You don't need a special occasion to treat someone special to you special.”

“Pastors carry non-stop spiritual duties alongside complex executive, administrative, facility, and community responsibilities.”

“When you pour back into those who pour into you, your blessing is already prepared by God.”

“Don't just tip the servers in life—remember to step out and tip the chef who cooked the meal.”

This Week

Express tangible appreciation to a loved one, friend, or leader while they are still alive to experience it.

Intentionally bless a spiritual leader or mentor through a handwritten note, gift, or financial blessing.

Examine your mindset around leaders and givers to ensure you see them with respect and value rather than taking them for granted.

Identify a person in your life who constantly pours into others and find a specific way to refresh and encourage them this week.

Refuse to wait for special occasions or holidays to treat special people in your life with extraordinary care and honor.

Align your finances with your heart of gratitude by using tangible resources to support and bless those who serve you.

Publicly celebrate and speak well of people who have fed you spiritually and helped you grow in your faith walk.

Remember This

Believers are called to be flower bearers who visibly and tangibly honor leaders and loved ones while they are alive to experience it.

A Challenge for You

Don't forget the chef! If you've eaten good Sunday after Sunday and been blessed by the spiritual food put on the table, take time to celebrate, honor, and give flowers to those who feed you while they can hear and enjoy it.

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